What does bref in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word bref in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bref in French.
The word bref in French means brief, in short, brief, papal brief, shortly, very soon, shortly, curtly, in brief, in short, anyway, anyhow, Pepin the Short, be brief. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word bref
briefadjectif (de courte durée) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") La gloire de ce chanteur a été brève. This singer's fame was brief. |
in shortadverbe (bien, d'accord) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") Bref, n'en parlons plus, je ne partirai pas avec vous. In short, let's say no more about it; I'm not going with you. |
brief, papal briefnom masculin (lettre du Pape) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Un bref a moins d'importance qu'une bulle. A papal brief is less important than a papal bull. |
shortly, very soonlocution adverbiale (rapidement, sous peu) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") Vous recevrez un courrier à bref délai. |
shortly, curtlylocution adverbiale (d'une voix tranchante et impérative) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") D'un ton bref, son père lui ordonna d'aller se coucher. |
in brief, in shortlocution adverbiale (en résumant) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") En bref, nous avons tourné pendant une heure. In short, we circled for an hour. |
anyway, anyhowlocution adverbiale (familier (enfin, pour résumer) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") Enfin bref, tu vois ce que je veux dire ! |
Pepin the Shortnom propre masculin (père de Charlemagne) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
be brief(précis, court) Vous avez cinq minutes pour vous expliquer, soyez bref ! |
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